Maybe longer than 9 more days for Palin

Sarah Palin had mentioned the end of September as her time frame for deciding on 2012 in the past, but she indicated on Sean Hannity's Fox News show last night that she may take a bit longer than nine more days:

“There is still time, Sean, and I think on both sides of the aisle you’re going to see people coming and going from this race,” she said. “In the Republican race, in this primary, I think people are still going to be coming and going because there is still time. And I’m still one of those still considering the time factor.”

Hannity asked if her if she didn't need to make a decision by November.

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Her response: "You do, legally you do, because you have start getting your ducks lined up to have your name on these ballots."

She added: "This is going to be such an unconventional election cycle. ... Mark my word, it is going to be an unconventional type of election process.”

A McClatchy-Marist poll showed Palin coming close to President Obama in a mock head-to-head. The widespread speculation has been that if Rick Perry underperformed in the early weeks after his entry to the race, that she might be more inclined to dive in.

But as always with Palin, the usual caveats of unpredictability apply.